A family’s unimaginable tragedy deepens as the victim’s sister challenges authorities to deliver the person responsible for her brother’s death.
JAIPUR : A speeding Mahindra Thar turned an ordinary afternoon into a family tragedy in Jaipur’s Swami Basti on Thursday, killing a 40-year-old man after the vehicle reportedly struck him and then ran over him again while reversing.
The victim, identified as Ganesh Swami, was walking near his home in the Nahri Ka Naka area of Shastri Nagar when the incident occurred at approximately 1 pm. CCTV footage of the incident has reportedly emerged, raising serious questions about the circumstances surrounding the fatal collision.
But beyond the horror of the incident lies a deeply distressing family story. According to the report, Ganesh was the only surviving son, born after 18 of his siblings had died. His death has left his family devastated.
As relatives and local residents gathered in protest, his sister Lalita delivered an anguished demand that captured the family’s grief and anger: “Give me the body of my brother’s killer in my lap, just as I am sitting here with my brother’s body in my lap.”
The family alleges that the vehicle was deliberately driven over Ganesh and insists that the incident was not merely an accident. These allegations, however, remain subject to police investigation.
Additional DCP North-II Bajrang Singh confirmed Ganesh’s death, stating that the Thar had been seized and some people detained. Police said the investigation was underway and action would follow against those found responsible.
The incident raises renewed concerns about reckless driving, pedestrian safety and accountability on Jaipur’s increasingly vulnerable neighbourhood roads. For one family, however, the immediate demand is painfully simple: justice for Ganesh.
